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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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